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USGS usp0009s69

1 May 2000, 19:41

80 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 140.5 km depth.

Depth140.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.176000, 73.053000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009s69
Coordinates
38.176, 73.053
Network
us
Significance
482